The Real timschochet

It was a fine interview but as usual he won’t really answer any hard questions. No secret that I really don’t like Donald Trump and don’t think he was a good President last time around. Whether or if he is a good President this time depends largely on what he does, not on what he says. So we’ll see. I try to keep an open mind.

I appreciate the conversation, @Engorgeous George. I honestly don’t think we’re as far apart as it might appear, because I don’t disagree with most of the concerns you raise. Like you I would prefer a more orderly system. But we don’t have one right now and in the meantime I am just not for persecuting people that I regard as mostly innocent. Like you I have serious long term concerns about education. But I don’t believe the solution is to expel certain children from the schools. I just can’t be for that, ever. Of course my views on this don’t matter. I can shout them loudly in this forum and elsewhere, I can send money to the ACLU, I can take personal action with regard to some people I know (I won’t get into details on that.) But the fact is that my side was defeated in this last election and even long before that I saw the writing on the wall: a strong majority of the public disagrees with me on this subject. At least for the time being, they want not only a strong border (which I don’t mind) but mass deportation. So be it. Nothing I can do to stop it, really. I hope for the best.

In what way? You quoted a House committee report written by Republicans with an axe to grind. I am skeptical of the accuracy because its assertions, none of which are backed up by facts, are consistently contradicted by every study made on this subject.

Yes. And again while it is imperfect it certainly points in a certain direction. There have literally been hundreds of studies on this subject during the last 10 years alone and they all suggest the same result- these folks commit less crimes than those born here, not more. So far as I know there is not one legitimate study that proves the opposite to be true.

I don’t ignore any of these arguments. Let me break them down: 1. The latest link I provided is dated September of 2024. So not outdated. 2. Partisan? I don’t agree but in today’s climate it’s probably impossible for me to prove that to you. 3. You may have a point about convictions but it’s probably impossible to measure this issue in any other way. But to suggest that this argument by you somehow proves that the numbers of undocumented committing violent crimes is significantly higher is really a stretch on your part. Up to you to prove and I don’t think you can. 4. I have never ignored the other items you listed: reintroduced diseases, cost to education, affordable housing, etc. These are all real concerns. So is keeping our prices lower. My argument has always been, not that these folks are always a positive, but that they are a NET positive: that the gains outweigh the losses. The losses are serious and need to be addressed better by our society. I don’t believe that getting rid of these people is the answer to them. 5. Well I live in California, and we have plenty of undocumented immigrants. Thanks to them we are able to send agriculture to the rest of the country at prices much more affordable. So I think they’re a positive impact.

And you failed to provide any links or sources. Until you do I just assume you’re talking out of your a$$

Really should go to Vlad Putin. The puppeteer is more important than the puppet, usually.

I’ve done it dozens of times. This is from two months ago: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/undocumented-immigrant-offending-rate-lower-us-born-citizen-rate Go ahead and refute it.

Provide a link from an objective source.

I’m impressed she said that. She’s 100% correct.

You have a habit of making statements like this without ever citing your sources. You’re usually wrong or misleading; in this case it’s probably both. As demonstrated to you again and again, with links proving it every time, undocumented immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than those born here.

Thats completely wrong. You got that from a group of right wing politicians and they’re not telling you the truth.

The goal now is to not allow this current blindness and hatred to rob us of our humanity. Trump’s anti-American policies need to be fought through legal means. They will never succeed at deporting even close to the numbers they’re talking about, but if they deport even one non-violent criminal, that’s one person too many. There are several organizations and groups that will be fighting this but the most effective is probably the American Civil Liberties Union. I have given generously and will continue to do so; hopefully others reading this will do the same. Now is the time to demonstrate your patriotism and love of the USA and all it’s supposed to stand for.

But nobody’s sick. The vast majority of these people don’t commit any violent crimes and their presence here is a net benefit to us. Of course they absolutely should be here. And most of them are staying no matter what you do. You guys are living in a false nightmare of your own creation. You blame these poor innocent people for your own problems that they didn’t cause and you desperately look for ways to get rid of them. It’s not happening. The sooner you come to accept that the better off we will all be.

New England Patriots fans. Everyone who appeared in the film Star Wars Episode One- The Phantom Menace. Mariah Carey and her Christmas song. Did I mention New England Patriots fans?

Wrong year for Shohei because he didn’t pitch. Still a great player but not multi-dimensional.

You don’t get it. Seafoam isn’t Jewish. For an anti-Semite like CDub that’s disqualifying.

You just lied about me being OK with it.

Quote me when I wrote that I was OK with this prosecution. Or admit you’re a liar and apologize. Or slink back to your corner and wish that people you don’t like have their children raped; frankly I don’t care what the fock you do.

It’s absolutely relevant to the topic and it demonstrates your disconnect on this subject. When the media reports on an outside event like Syria or the death of the insurance CEO, you’re fine as taking them as credible. But when they report on a political subject in a way you dislike you reject them. Which proves the point that, for all their faults (and there are plenty) the problem here is not the media; it’s YOU. Conservatives in recent years have come to reject the mainstream media, only in specific instances, not because the media is inaccurate but because reality is too often in conflict with conservative ideology.

Boy you’re lying up a storm today aren’t you?

As I wrote yesterday, @Strike is the biggest hypocrite on this board. He never calls out racism from the right. He never criticizes the right period. He has no credibility whatsoever.

I think the media is doing a tremendous job reporting the news from Syria.

I’m never racist. And you’re one of the biggest hypocrites around because you only call it out when it appears to be, in your mind, from the left. Because it’s all a game to you. You’re so disgusting.

Let’s hope you’re wrong.